You gotta be in it to win it...

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greenfreak

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ATLANTA (AP) - Lottery players -- some spending hundreds of dollars, others paying with handfuls of change -- were lining up in seven states again Friday for a shot at one of the biggest jackpots in U.S. history: a $220 million Big Game prize.

The Big Game is played in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and Virginia.
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Source: CNN Money

We got someone at work who lives in Jersey to buy us tickets. We have over $200. worth of Quik Pics. *crossing fingers*

So we got quite a few people from those states... Anyone else in it?
 
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alex

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If nobody wins tonight, me and my buddy may take a road trip to the Georgia line this weekend to get some tickets:thup:
 
Kruz

Kruz

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Bring some fireworks with you pad... it will save me the trouble of going over there to get some this 4th of july:)
 
HomeLAN

HomeLAN

Bumbling Idiot
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Forgot to buy a personal stash, but I'm in the office pool. I figure it's 2.4 million take-home if we hit.
 
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alex

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Kruz said:
Bring some fireworks with you pad... it will save me the trouble of going over there to get some this 4th of july:)
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You can't get fireworks in Georgia:eek2:

I usually get mine in Tennessee. The state line is only bout 12 miles away. I wish they were in this lottery.
 
Gonzo

Gonzo

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odds-1:78,000,000


each line of each ticket never enhances those odds. the do however enhance the odds that you hold the winning ticket.

tax on stupidity
 
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greenfreak

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I decided I'm not putting any new money into it. We won about $40. in the last two games so we reinvested that into a few new quik pics. They do have other people shelling out an additional $20. for more tickets, but I'm not.

I've got my tickets, I'm going to be checking tonight! Good luck to you! :)
 
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greenfreak

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Still, the odds are thousands of times higher that the Earth will be destroyed by a meteorite than that one of Hutchinson's tickets will be a winner, according to Krantz.
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:laugh: Actually, the odds of us being taken out a meteorite have been much higher lately, haven't they??

Huge, are you choosing the annuity or the cash payout? We're doing the annuity.
 
HomeLAN

HomeLAN

Bumbling Idiot
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Why are you taking the annuity, GF? If you can't double that money in 20 years, something is seriously wrong...
 
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greenfreak

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It was a mass pool and I found out later that that was the decision that was being made. Someone told me today why we were doing it that way but I honestly don't remember what the full explination was. I guess I don't really have a choice at this point. *shrug*
 
Kruz

Kruz

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I did everything I could to hold my ground and not buy a ticket... I FAILED!:(
 
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